what does muff mean?
MUFF as NOUN
- Meaning
- (sports) dropping the ball
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) muff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a warm tubular covering for the hands
Hypernyms(s) muff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
MUFF as VERB
- Meaning
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
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Usage Example(s)
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Hypernyms(s) muff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- fail to catch, as of a ball
Hypernyms(s) muff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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